too poor to eat enough, any suggestions?

[ecupirate]

Im a broke college student and can't afford 5 eggs for breakfast with a bagel everyday, along with steaks and chicken every night... I do okay with getting as much as I can but I need more. Lets just say im getting a little tired of brown rice, pasta and protein shakes.

[ecupirate]

And when I make a large meal to last me longer than a day, I end up polishing it off in like 2 hours.

[TripDog]

Get a job?!

[zodiiac523]

Get a job?!

x2 its possible bro, im sure we have different situations, but im a college student, and work 30 hrs a week.. get a second job during summer as well helps out a ton having the extra money.. although ruins your summer, wouldnt really recommend the second job thing unless your in dire need of dough.. only did it once and it sucked..

[lennoxchi]

Get a job?!

sperm donations? do they still pay for man juice?

op, that's a tough one. i would suggest buying in bulk but you would have nowhere to store it. if it's a matter of calories that you need then buy generic everything, watch the sale papers (something people who are on a budget allways do), do not buy the best food or leanest meats. you are going to have to make less than perfect purchases till you get out of school and into a job.

[corsaking]

Im a broke college student and can't afford 5 eggs for breakfast with a bagel everyday, along with steaks and chicken every night... I do okay with getting as much as I can but I need more. Lets just say im getting a little tired of brown rice, pasta and protein shakes.

opt out of college -take a gap year -get a job in different places , earn money and see the world

as for training -youll find a gym somewhere,

[justeat]

Im a junior in college and have 2 jobs and im somehow still broke as ****. If ur trying to bulk, and dont mind taking a little fat, which i dont these are some ideas:

Store brand mac and cheese
plain yogurt- big containers
peanut butter and fluff sandwiches- almost 500 cals a peice!
tuna
tuna pasta salad
steal steaks from stores
chocolate milk
anything dairy

these are just some suggestions... i like pasta things though bc they have protein in them and its easy to take in a lot at once

[gamer2be08]

cheap ground beef, cheap steak cuts, cheap bulk chicken... Over the summer, I usually eat a whole rotissery chicken and a steak throughout the day, as well as my main meals...

[Type O Hero]

If you're on a budget, here are some inexpensive food sources:

Proteins:
Eggs appx. 72g of quality protein per dozen @ less than $2
Tuna 1 can of tuna + 2 hard boiled eggs = about 34g protein + scoop of protein powder = close to 60g of protein in a meal.. yay
Chicken (a $6-7 bag could last you a week, just eat some once per day in a meal)

Carbs:
Oatmeal (you can grind this into a powder and drink it, very easy carbs)
Whole Wheat Pasta (at my Wal-Mart it's $1 per 7 servings @ 41g carbs per serving)
Whole Grain Brown Rice (a bag of rice will last you a little while)

Fats:
I don't think getting a sufficient amount of fats is a problem for most people. Something good to have on hand is extra virgin olive oil.

Generally, protein sources are the more expensive items you'll be shopping for. Just make up for it by buying cheap quality carb sources. Oatmeal and whole wheat pasta are quality carb sources and they're SUPER cheap.

[TripDog]

Im a junior in college and have 2 jobs and im somehow still broke as ****. If ur trying to bulk, and dont mind taking a little fat, which i dont these are some ideas:

Store brand mac and cheese
plain yogurt- big containers
peanut butter and fluff sandwiches- almost 500 cals a peice!
tuna
tuna pasta salad
steal steaks from stores
chocolate milk
anything dairy

these are just some suggestions... i like pasta things though bc they have protein in them and its easy to take in a lot at once

Ahahaha I like how you threw steal steaks in the middle lmao!!

[AE14]

honestly, join a bulk warehouse (sams, costco, bjs) and your set, get a job though

[ecupirate]

If you're on a budget, here are some inexpensive food sources:

Proteins:
Eggs appx. 72g of quality protein per dozen @ less than $2
Tuna 1 can of tuna + 2 hard boiled eggs = about 34g protein + scoop of protein powder = close to 60g of protein in a meal.. yay
Chicken (a $6-7 bag could last you a week, just eat some once per day in a meal)

Carbs:
Oatmeal (you can grind this into a powder and drink it, very easy carbs)
Whole Wheat Pasta (at my Wal-Mart it's $1 per 7 servings @ 41g carbs per serving)
Whole Grain Brown Rice (a bag of rice will last you a little while)

Fats:
I don't think getting a sufficient amount of fats is a problem for most people. Something good to have on hand is extra virgin olive oil.

Generally, protein sources are the more expensive items you'll be shopping for. Just make up for it by buying cheap quality carb sources. Oatmeal and whole wheat pasta are quality carb sources and they're SUPER cheap.

I guess this is pretty much where Im at. I was just seeing if anyone had any secrets I didnt know about. Thanks for the suggestions though, much appreciated! As for the job, IM LOOKING! times are tough out there. lol.

[lennoxchi]

I guess this is pretty much where Im at. I was just seeing if anyone had any secrets I didnt know about. Thanks for the suggestions though, much appreciated! As for the job, IM LOOKING! times are tough out there. lol.

UPS is almost allways hiring.....good part time job and you get paid to w/o

[justeat]

hahahaha gotta do what you gotta do...

[DrchocolateMi]

Im a broke college student and can't afford 5 eggs for breakfast with a bagel everyday, along with steaks and chicken every night... I do okay with getting as much as I can but I need more. Lets just say im getting a little tired of brown rice, pasta and protein shakes.

i feel you im a sophmore in college and i have a job, but between supps, food, gas, fiance and gym memebership im always broke. i have to eat a lot of cheap frozen pizza and drink only chocolatemilk mainly.

[SmallTownIron]

Here is the way I look at:

I look at buying food as to not having a choice. I would much rather spend $200 on food than supplements/alcohol and etc.

[reptone]

Work in a restaurant or deliver pizza. Usually eat for free. Wendy`s Stacker double cheeseburgers. $1.00. Chicken too. All you can eat buffet type places for $6.00.

[bmcjames]

You don't have to eat stake all day to achive results.

Try this broke biatch bulk diet on for size.
5 lbs of russet potatoes $1-$3 (depending on sale, or where you get them)
2.5lbs of 80/20 ground turkey ($1.88 a lb at walmart)

That is nearly 4000 cals a day, 350ish g carbs and 240ish g protein per day for $7.7 per day

To cook the potatoes I use a cookie sheet, cut the potatoes into thick fries (wedges) lightly spray the sheet with non stick cooking spray evenly lay out the wedges, sprinkle some pepper on them and bake @ 425F for 20-25 mintues

For a sauce HEB sells a Zero High Fructose Corn Syrup Ketchup (doesn't have any...) for like $2 a thing of it, 1 will last you like 3 days or so....

Obviously this isn't as polished off and nice as steak, and what not but it gives you the same macros for about 1/4 the price and you will get 100% the same gains....

BTW if you want to be lazy and not cut up the tators and or you do not have a oven, then get yourself a rice cooker and replace the 5 lbs of potatoes with 2-3 cups of brown rice (3 cups is nearly 500 g carbs). This is even cheaper and more convenient to cook....

-James

[zodiiac523]

Here is the way I look at:

I look at buying food as to not having a choice. I would much rather spend $200 on food than supplements/alcohol and etc.

[sub001]

I'm a sophomore in college and feel you in the struggle. I dropped down to a 3 or 4 day workout week to save money on whey and workout supplements. Write down what you spend money on though, every single penny. You will see that you spend a dollar here, or 5 bucks there that you could have saved. I also like buying protein in 10lb tubs at minimum. I just finished a 10lb bag of ON 100% gold standard last month that I bought in like September. It lasted a long time when using 2 scoops post workout and sometimes 1 scoop for breakfast.